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Huge Waves Measured for First Time in Arctic Ocean
July 29, 2014 — The first measurements of waves in the middle of the Arctic Ocean recorded house-sized waves during a September 2012 storm. More sensors are going out this summer to study waves in newly ice-free ... full story -
Famine in the Horn of Africa (1984) Was Caused by El Nino and Currents in the Indian Ocean
July 29, 2014 — Oceanic patterns are important drivers of climatic variability. There is a clear link between periods of drought in the North Ethiopian Highlands and oceanic phases of El Nino, the Indian Ocean ... full story -
Mortality Rates Increase Due to Extreme Heat and Cold
July 29, 2014 — When temperatures are extremely high or low, there is a significant increase in the number of deaths caused by heart failure or stroke. This has been confirmed by epidemiological ... full story -
'Nuisance Flooding' an Increasing Problem as Coastal Sea Levels Rise
July 28, 2014 — Eight of the top 10 US cities that have seen an increase in so-called 'nuisance flooding' -- which causes such public inconveniences as frequent road closures, overwhelmed storm drains and ... full story -
Intensity of Hurricanes: New Study Helps Improve Predictions of Storm Intensity
July 25, 2014 — While predicting the path of hurricanes has gotten better, little has been done to improve predicting a storm's intensity. That is, until now. "The air-water interface -- whether it had ... full story -
Water, Water -- Not Everywhere: Mapping Water Trends for African Maize
July 21, 2014 — Trends in the water cycle in 21 African countries have been mapped from between 1979 and 2010. Researchers found that the majority of maize-growing areas experienced increased water availability, ... full story -
Storm-Triggered Landslides: Examining Causes of Devastating Debris Flow
July 21, 2014 — Storm-triggered landslides cause loss of life, property damage, and landscape alterations. For instance, the remnants of Hurricane Camille in 1969 caused 109 deaths in central Virginia, after 600 mm ... full story -
Sea Level Rising in Western Tropical Pacific Anthropogenic as Result of Human Activity, Study Concludes
July 20, 2014 — Sea levels likely will continue to rise in the tropical Pacific Ocean off the coasts of the Philippines and northeastern Australia as humans continue to alter the climate, a study concludes. The ... full story -
Rising-2 Captured Highest Resolution Image of Earth's Surface Among Satellites in Its Class
July 16, 2014 — Microsatellite Rising-2 succeeded in capturing high precision images of Earth’s surface. Using a High Precision Telescope, it captured color images at a spatial resolution of 5m, the highest in the ... full story -
What Do Google Searches Tell Us About Our Climate Change Fears?
July 16, 2014 — Political ideology and education levels affect when people search for climate information, research indicates. Republicans search the net for information about the weather, climate change and global ... full story -
NOAA's GOES-R Satellite Magnetometer Ready for Spacecraft Integration
July 15, 2014 — The Magnetometer instrument that will fly on NOAA's GOES-R satellite when it is launched in early 2016 has completed the development and testing phase and is ready to be integrated with the ... full story -
New Approach to Forecast Hurricane Intensity
July 10, 2014 — New research suggests that physical conditions at the air-sea interface, where the ocean and atmosphere meet, is a key component to improve forecast models. The study offers a new method to aid in ... full story -
Significant Harmful Algal Bloom Predicted in Western Lake Erie This Summer
July 10, 2014 — NOAA and its research partners predict that western Lake Erie will have a significant bloom of cyanobacteria, a toxic blue-green algae, during the 2014 bloom season in late summer. However, the ... full story -
Taking Account of Environment of Bees to Better Evaluate Insecticide-Related Risks
July 10, 2014 — The level of sensitivity of bees to the adverse effects of pesticides varies as a function of environmental conditions, research shows. Scientists observed that a neonicotinoid insecticide disturbed ... full story -
Polar Zone Ozone and UV Exposure, Under Closer Scrutiny Than Ever
July 10, 2014 — The most-detailed atmospheric observation system available to date finds applications in forecasting ozone and UV emissions in the Arctic and ... full story -
Low Back Pain? Don't Blame the Weather
July 10, 2014 — Sudden, acute episodes of low back pain are not linked to weather conditions such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind direction and precipitation, researchers have determined. These findings ... full story -
Climate Change May Bring More Kidney Stones
July 10, 2014 — As daily temperatures increase, so does the number of patients seeking treatment for kidney stones. In a study that may both reflect and foretell a warming planet’s impact on human health, a ... full story -
Climate Change Provides Good Growing Conditions for Charcoal Rot in Soybeans
July 9, 2014 — With over 100 diseases that can attack soybean crops, why would charcoal rot rise to the top of the most wanted list? Scientists cite the earth’s changing climate as one reason that more research ... full story -
NASA-JAXA's New Precipitation Satellite Sees First Atlantic Hurricane
July 8, 2014 — The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory flew over Hurricane Arthur five times between July 1 and July 5, 2014. Arthur is the first tropical cyclone of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane ... full story -
NASA's RapidScat to Unveil Hidden Cycles of Sea Winds
July 8, 2014 — Ocean waves, the hot sun, sea breezes -- the right combination makes a great day at the beach. A different combination makes a killer hurricane. The complex interactions of the ocean and the air ... full story
- Huge waves measured for first time in Arctic Ocean
- Famine in the Horn of Africa (1984) was caused by El Nino and currents in the Indian Ocean
- Mortality rates increase due to extreme heat and cold
- Water, water -- not everywhere: Mapping water trends for African maize
- Storm-triggered landslides: Examining causes of devastating debris flow
- Rising-2 captured highest resolution image of Earth's surface among satellites in its class
- What do Google searches tell us about our climate change fears?
- New approach to forecast hurricane intensity
- Significant harmful algal bloom predicted in western Lake Erie this summer
- Taking account of environment of bees to better evaluate insecticide-related risks
- Polar zone ozone and UV exposure, under closer scrutiny than ever
- Low back pain? Don't blame the weather
- Climate change may bring more kidney stones
- NASA-JAXA's new precipitation satellite sees first Atlantic hurricane
- NASA's RapidScat to unveil hidden cycles of sea winds
- NASA's Aquarius returns global maps of soil moisture
- Safe harbor: Freight transport logistics
- Breathe easy and don't scratch this Fourth of July
- More carbohydrates make trees more resistant to drought
- Shifting land won't stop your journey: Using satellites to watch for land hazards
- A new view: NASA/NOAA water vapor animations over oceans
- Concentrating solar power: Study shows greater potential
- Regional weather extremes linked to atmospheric variations
- The hidden history of rain: Plant waxes reveal rainfall changes during the last 24,000 years
- More frequent extreme, adverse weather conditions threaten Europe's wheat production
- How 'living roofs' help build better cities
- Algae prognosis: Considerable risk of blue-green algal blooms in some of Finland's sea areas
- Precipitation satellite passes check-out, starts mission
- Urbanization, future heat-related mortality linked
- 2013 Tornadoes: Numbers Low, Destruction High
- NASA balloon campaign studies effects of volcanic eruption
- Near-normal or below-normal 2014 Atlantic hurricane season predicted
- Near-normal or above-normal Eastern Pacific hurricane season predicted
- Near-normal or above-normal Central Pacific hurricane season predicted
- High-speed solar winds increase lightning strikes on Earth
- Dangerous storms: Hurricanes peaking further north, typhoons further south, than in past
- Extremes in wet, dry spells increasing for South Asian monsoons, scholars say
- Climate change: risks to well-being of nature, people, ways to mitigate exist, experts say
- Predicting drift of floating pumice 'islands' can benefit shipping
- Late freeze kills fruit buds, study shows
- Fire and drought may push Amazonian forests beyond tipping point
- Air pollution over Asia influences global weather and makes Pacific storms more intense
- NASA simulation portrays ozone intrusions from aloft
- Appearance of night-shining clouds has increased
- Moderate resource use, reduced economic inequality keys to sustainability
- Rainy day can ruin online restaurant review
- Natural variation: Warm North Atlantic Ocean promotes extreme winters in U.S. and Europe
- Ancient stormy weather: World's oldest weather report could revise bronze age chronology
- Corals don’t lie: Centuries of rising sea levels and temperature data revealed
- Arctic melt season lengthening, ocean rapidly warming
- Warming climate may spread drying to a third of earth: Heat, not just rainfall, plays into new projections
- Salamanders shrinking as their mountain havens heat up
- Model now capable of street-level storm-tide predictions
- Predicting climate: Researchers test seasonal-to-decadal prediction
- The ten best weather places in the world
- Linking storms to climate change a 'distraction', say experts
- Gear up for flood risk this spring
- Climate change could increase thunderstorm severity, climatologist predicts
- Fierce 2012 magnetic storm just missed us: Earth dodged huge magnetic bullet from the sun
- New statistical models could lead to better predictions of ocean patterns
- Harsh weather conditions increase cost of food
- Climatologists offer explanation for widening of Earth's tropical belt
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